--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: EDA00003 Date: 09/05/97 From: TERRY MAY Time: 11:03am \/To: ED GRINNELL (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Getting rid of the DH Re: _Getting rid of the DH_, Ed Grinnell wrote to Terry May on 04 Sep 97: EG> Terry was waived by Sparky Anderson and then ranted: EG> TM>> How do you figure? The roster size would still be 25. Either way, TM>> Murray is (presumably) taking the place of a younger player. EG> EG> A lot of people *assume* that without the DH, players like Murray would EG> be long retired and a younger player would be taking his place ON the EG> team (Which is kind of funny since Murray started out as a DH to EG> accomodate a veteran and THEN moved to first). Of course, with an increased roster size of 26, nobody would be taking anybody's place. ... Atlanta Braves - 1995 World Series Champions! --- JetMail 0.99beta22 * Origin: #[Rebel BBS]-[Las Vegas]-[HST/V.E]-[702/736-2822]# (1:209/745) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: EDB00000 Date: 09/04/97 From: ROSS HILL Time: 01:09am \/To: ANDREW GO (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: not the expos AG> On 19 Aug 97 12:15am, Ross Hill wrote to ANDREW GO: RH> soccer sucks. AG> Couldn't agree with you more. I know man. and all the brits think it's the best game in the world?? hell shoot em all! ;) baseball rulez!, Actually I can sorta get the scores now, if I buy USA TODAY (which costs like a ton here:( RH> Still tho, I may give it a try, either that or AG> find a kick ass sattilite RH> with a hell of a decoder and grab NBC, ESPN, and TBS. :).. RH> Actually I wouldent mind gettin USA NETWORK again, RH> that was pretty cool. AG> If you do get that satellite, see if you can get a feed of the Japanese AG> network NHK-BS1. They have a channel in Japanese and another in nglish. AG> They have MLB games almost every night, slightly AG> delayed but who cares right? AG> ;-) wicked! ;).. If I could get that sattilite I'd have prob every channel in the world or somethin :)..prob is I doubt I can get US channels here with any dish and if could it'd prob be illegal cuz the goverment sux. but I'm gonna check around and c if it's possibly ;) L8rfn........Ross --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Xstream 44-151-4880698 V21-V34+/X2[OS2 v4/Max3.01/Md1.10] (2:250/210) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: EDB00001 Date: 09/06/97 From: VIRGINIA BLALOCK Time: 11:22am \/To: ED GRINNELL (Read 2 times) Subj: realign? Ed Grinnell was chewing the fat with Virginia Blalock about realign? on 27 Aug 97 07:21: VB> isn't as radical as some of the proposals I have been hearing. Of VB> course I also want my Astros to stay in the National League. EG> Actually, the one realignment idea that does work would mean moving EG> Houston to the AL West, where they can build something with Texas. NO! :) The problem with a lot of this relaignment is time. If we were in the AL or NL west, that would mean lots of west coast games with the unbalanced schedule that is bound to take effect. That has been a factor in all of the re-alignment talk. ... Go Astros! --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 * Origin: The Wizards Realm 1-713-9467315 1:106/7315 (1:106/7315) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: EDB00002 Date: 09/06/97 From: ALAN CONWAY Time: 09:09am \/To: GREG CALIRI (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Realignment -=> Quoting Greg Caliri to Alan Conway <=- GC> As I said before, I cannot stand interleague play. As a Red Sox GC> season ticket holder - we had to take in games against the Phillies and GC> Marlins, and lost games off the schedule for the Mariners and Yankees GC> and other teams. I can understand how you feel as a season ticket holder. I suspect that because many Canadians live too far away from Toronto and Montreal to attend thegames, we tend to view things a bit differently, but all the same, interleague play did result in some good baseball. GC> Certainly the hot ticket is Friday vs. Atlanta, but still... would GC> rather have those games vs. the traditional American League teams. It is true that September means play within a team's own division and that has always brought a certain level of excitemtnt. JPerhaps this time of year isn't the best for interleague play as we have seen it. GC> Also, if the Angels, Dodgers, A's and Giants wind up in the National GC> League, and the Mets and Yankees in the American, and Cubs and White GC> Sox in the same (National?) League -- the fans in those cities won't GC> get to see as many teams. It remains to be seen what form realignment will actually take if it happens at all. Certainly if the Expos and Jays ended up in the same league, that would wipe out any possiblikity of a world weries match-up between those teams, which wouldcertainl be a disappointment to many Canadians. GC> -!- GC> ! Origin: My Private World - (508) 521-1223 - Haverhill, MA GC> (1:324/122) ... Hypochondria is the only disease I haven't got --- Blue Wave v2.12 [NR] * Origin: Stree-rike. (1:163/266) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: EDC00000 Date: 09/07/97 From: ED GRINNELL Time: 06:19am \/To: VIRGINIA BLALOCK (Read 2 times) Subj: realign? The Braves traded Virginia Blalock to the Pirates for saying: VB> NO! :) The problem with a lot of this relaignment is time. You better get used to it because Houston's moving west in every scenario that doesn't involve radical movement between leagues. It makes sense to move them to the AL West where they can have one heck of a rivalry with Texas. --- TrekEd 1.00 * Origin: Johnson and Norm, then pray for a storm (1:170/1701) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: EDD00000 Date: 09/08/97 From: BRUCE MARSHALL Time: 12:46am \/To: ALL (Read 2 times) Subj: Awards Hi everybody, Long time no chat, eh? Anyways, from where I stand, 3 of the 4 major awards have been decided with the Cy Youngs going to Pedro Martinez and Roger Clemens and the AL ROY going to Garciaparra, but, who from the NL will get that? Bruce --- Shotgun v1.38 * Origin: Kings Knights BBS Ottawa, Ontario (1:163/118) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: EDD00001 Date: 09/08/97 From: ED GRINNELL Time: 03:40pm \/To: BRUCE MARSHALL (Read 2 times) Subj: Awards Bruce was waived by Sparky Anderson and then ranted: BM> awards have been decided with the Cy Youngs going to Pedro Martinez and You know, Bruce, I really think that Maddux has the inside track on this one. That's not from a Braves' fan standpoint but from judging what's been said about Maddux and the almost non-existent talk about Martinez. --- TrekEd 1.00 * Origin: Support Pete Rose and Nolan Ryan for the HOF (1:170/1701) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: EDD00002 Date: 09/09/97 From: BRUCE MARSHALL Time: 12:29am \/To: ED GRINNELL (Read 2 times) Subj: Awards Hi Ed, EG> You know, Bruce, I really think that Maddux has the inside track on this EG> one. That's not from a Braves' fan standpoint but from judging what's EG> been said about Maddux and the almost non-existent talk about Martinez. I wonder if that has something to do with where he plays? Listening to the Braves broadcasts, they seem to thhink that it's Neagle in a walk over, but, with Pedro's very low ERA, I can't see how the writers can overlook him. Bruce --- Shotgun v1.38 * Origin: Kings Knights BBS Ottawa, Ontario (1:163/118) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: EDE00000 Date: 09/09/97 From: BRUCE MARSHALL Time: 08:33pm \/To: TERRY MAY (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Awards Hi Terry, TM> Martinez? There are several pitchers with much better records than him, TM> and we all KNOW that you believe the pitcher with the best record should TM> win the Cy Young. TM> TM> That is, unless that only applies to when it's the Montreal pitcher TM> (read: Ken Hill) who has the better record? TM> And we all know what happened that year, remember, everybody said, "It's Maddux in a walkover with his low ERA" and now that someone else but a Brave has a better ERA then, let's change the rules. Next thing they'll want to do is change the rules so that only Dodger players win the ROY. Bruce --- Shotgun v1.38 * Origin: Kings Knights BBS Ottawa, Ontario (1:163/118) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: EDE00001 Date: 09/09/97 From: BRUCE MARSHALL Time: 08:36pm \/To: ED GRINNELL (Read 2 times) Subj: Awards Hi Ed, EG> I'm not that impressed with Neagle. Neagle's ERA has been a lot better but EG> earlier in the season, he was being bailed out by Atlanta's offense. EG> Nealgle is ok, but, thank God for a good offense in Atlanta, or his record would be much lower. EG> Martinez' ERA has gone up recently and those writers may look at his 6-7 EG> record and wonder why he's *only* 16-7. That's not to say that he's any EG> good but the perceptions haven't changed in years. I don't think that a EG> lot of those writers even bother looking at run support and blown saves EG> to understand why a pitcher with that low of an era is 16-7 instead of EG> 20-3 (What his record *could* be if he was given the *average* run EG> support that his team has gotten for all pitchers). No kidding, most of his losses have either been 2-1 or 1-0 losses. As for Pedro's ERA going up recently, that is true, he lost one game 2-1 (that raised his ERA) and the got smoked by the rookie catcher in Philly. Bruce --- Shotgun v1.38 * Origin: Kings Knights BBS Ottawa, Ontario (1:163/118)